BUSPAR Reviews (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (969 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BUSPAR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BUSPAR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Anxiety | None but then still have anxiety too! | Feel like it's just another pill to swallow. I'm a pharmaceutical junkie :-( So very sad! Pills. pills. and more pills! | F | 52 | 13 years | 12/16/2007 | 1 | depression | anger, anger and more anger. I am now off and should feel I should never have been on it. | Don't use this drug | F | 58 | 6 months | 12/13/2007 | 5 | Anxiety | Foggy head & "brain zaps" with change in dosage (including when starting or missing a dose), once acclimated - just vivid dreams | Second time on Buspar, same effects both times. Although I can feel the effects, more apparent to those around me. Takes the edge off, feel/act much calmer. Side effects definitely weird with dosage changes but subside quickly. From my research, not for everyone but very beneficial for those that it works for (including me). Worth a try. | M | 49 | 3 years | 12/2/2007 | 3 | anxiety | dizziness, insomnia, vivid dreams, sweating | I'm hoping that Buspar starts to have some positive effects soon. My doctor said it would take 3 weeks for any effects to be seen. I'm at the 3 week mark now, but so far I'm just experiencing side effects. I'm taking a a small dose of clonazepam at night to help with the insomnia. Without the clonazepam, I would be a wreck. | F | 35 | 3 weeks | 11/30/2007 | 5 | anxiety | The first week I felt sort of out of it and in a daze, but that did subside. Occasionally I do experience dizziness, lightheaded, sleepiness, loss of appetite, vivid and erotic dreams, increased libido. Pretty much an added benefit really. I can live with all the side effects. | Overall this medication has been nothing but beneficial for me. It did take some time to notice how it helped with my anxiety and being able to be sociable with people and not have intense feelings of panic when going out in public. Previously I had taken a few different antidepressants and had extreme negative side effects that did nothing for my anxiety, which is my main problem. Buspar has dramatically helped although no medication is a total cure all, but I see a difference and people I know such as family notice a tremendous difference in my overall demeanor and mood in that I am much more calm and don't get freaked out and fly off the handle over little things like I used to. No real negative side effects like I got with antidepressants. | F | 30 | 3 months | 11/20/2007 | 2 | depression | after taking for years , dizziness and sweats became more extreme | I have always experienced some dizziness, sweating with this drug. I lived through it. Lately the side affects have become much more severe. My prime suspect for the cause is discontinuance of taking Effexor 2 months ago. | M | 59 | 10 years | 11/17/2007 | 5 | anxiety | Some tiredness. | I have used Buspar for years for anxiety and in combination for chronic pain. I do not use very much but when I started I did take it 3X a day. I am a low dose kind of person and now I take it at night to help me sleep or if I feel anxiety come on. They say it takes weeks to start working but I felt the effect right away and now I feel it helps even though I do not take it regulary. I liked it because it does not effect the sex drive as many Tricyclics and SSRI's do. | F | 52 | 3 years | 11/15/2007 | 1 | anxiety | Severe loss of muscle coordination. | My handwriting looked like that of a first grader while using buspar. I looked like I was in the final stages of Parkinson's disease when walking down a flight of stairs (for whatever reason walking upstairs did not have the same effect). I only used Buspar for about 2 weeks. During this time my anxiety level only worsened. | M | 37 | 2 weeks | 11/9/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Increase in anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, mania, sweating, wild swings in blood pressure, increased depression | I don't get this drug. It's for anxiety but it made my anxiety worse, it also caused panic attacks?? It also increased my depression a great deal. For me this drug sucks big time. I am Bipolar and this drug seemed to give me the same negative side effects as an SSRI. I am going to go off of it after 5 weeks of use. | M | 41 | 2 months | 11/6/2007 | 5 | Anxiety | none | I am taking 20mg of generic Paxil and 5mg of generic Buspar (once in the morning and one in the afternoon) and all I have to say is that this is a GREAT combination. I feel really good and it has helped my anxiety SO much. | F | 31 | 2 months | 11/2/2007 | 1 | anxiety | After one day of dosage (15mg), I experienced debilitating nausea, cramps, fever, and general misery. Had a major panic attack. Stopped taking the medication immediately and side effects took one week to subside. Thought I was having a major gall bladder attack. Started to take the medication again, and within one day's dose, the same effects started again and lasted another week. What agony. My physician said my response was similar to a cancer patient's response (although I have never had cancer). | This drug, despite the debilitating side effects, made my brain feel great. I would like to have continued taking it for the excellent mental/emotional/cognitive benefits (even after a few doses), but was completely destroyed physically by the serotonin change that caused major gut distress. | M | 37 | 2 days | 11/2/2007 | 4 | Anxiety/ panic | Lightheaded, dizzy, fatigue | Have been taking it for a week, have up'd it to a full dose, it's making me really sleep. I can still feel minor panic attacks but it doesn't turn into a full blown panic attack. I'm hoping the side affects will go away soon, I'm so sleepy! | F | 23 | 8 days | 10/29/2007 | 5 | GAD | Mild dizzyness but controlled by lowering dosage, possible weight loss | Great drug specific for GAD. A close relative of mine committed suicide and I am going through a divorse, along with already having GAD this medication has helped me gain control of my emotions, stop the obsessive worrying, and gave me back the ability to concentrate. I am sure side effects vary from person to person so do not allow other peoples bad experiences deter you from trying it. Start with a low dose and work up, I am currently taking 10mg 3Xday, started with 5mg twice a day. | M | 38 | 10 months | 10/26/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | dizziness, tingling sensation in hands, fatigue, loss of appetite, vivid dreams | These are the only side effects for me. Worth it, as my anxiety has decreased a lot and I am much more relaxed and happy in general. I don't worry, unless I should be worrying. My focus seems better as well. | F | 25 | 2 months | 10/15/2007 | 2 | anxiety depression | Anxiety, sweating, tingling in my fingers, nausea, dizziness, confusion, gag-reflex, sometimes after just a glass of water, paranoia, depression. The list goes on... | I had a bit of a nervous breakdown recently. I had been taking cipralex (15mg/day) and wellbutrin (500 mg/day). It appeared that this combination was no longer working to keep my anxiety in check. My doctor recommended this drug in additi0n to the other two. So far I feel worse, but Its only been 10 days. I'm seeing my doctor in two days. I'll have to see what he says. So far-no good. | M | 47 | 10 days | 10/15/2007 | 3 | Anxiety,Insomnia | Electrical shocks,dizziness,sluggish,loss of appetite | I'm not sure how I feel about this drug yet. This is my first time on medication. It has definitely helped with the out-of-control feelings I was having, but one thing I have noticied in the past few weeks is severe depression & suicidal thoughts all the time. I know I had mild depression before but it now seems much worse. If anyone has had any symptoms like this please advise. | F | 39 | 3 months | 10/14/2007 | 5 | anxiety, panic attacks | little dizziness, not as bad as an anxiety attack! worked miracles for me, after a month of treatment i feel even better with every passing day | takes some getting used to but works great for anxiety and panic attacks | F | 25 | 2 months | 10/9/2007 | 5 | | 10/6/2007 | 2 | Anxiety | dizziness, leg pain, vertigo | I felt a great and dizzy/pleased/calm when I first took it in the morning. Very dizzy, but not terribly unpleasant. Sometimes Brain Zaps...but the more I took it, the more I realized my legs were feeling both numb and painful. Felt like I had been running for miles each day and increasingly more painful. | F | 24 | 3 months | 10/6/2007 | 2 | Anxiety, minor depression | Lightheadedness, feel like I'm in a fog, nauseated, disoriented at times, difficulty concentrating, get hot suddenly | Uses to be on Celexa for depression which was EXCELLENT--may me feel "normal" again. Gradually weened off, then anxiety set in several years later. Dr. suggested Buspar this time as my symptoms are more anxiety related--not out of control, just feel overwhelmed at times. I'm having a lot of trouble dealing with the side effects, especially within the 10-30 minutes after taking each dose. I can't easy look past the side effects to see if I'm less anxious! I'm on 7.5 mg 2x/day and I'm supposed to increase but that's not going to happen at this point. My PCP started me on this, and I have plans to meet with a psychiatrist soon so I'll let him/her give me their input before continuing this. Glad to hear some people are having success, but looks like I'll be going another route myself. | M | 28 | 7 days | 9/30/2007 |